CLARK GRAVES ANTIQUES

TRICKS PULLED BY MORRISSEY



Italian Cherrywood Mirror



I sold this mirror to a friend of mine right out of my home. It was hanging over the mantle when I sold it. During a phone conversation I told Morrissey I had sold it for $2,500. He said that was a good price.



THIS MIRROR WAS NOT PART OF THE CONSIGNMENT.



He charged me $625, a bogus charge.



FOUR-PIECE PARIS TEA SERVICE & CHINESE EXPORT PLATTER

From Morrissey's shop I picked up these two pieces (which were on consignment) and showed them to three ladies in my home that evening. I called Morrissey the next morning and said I was bringing them back. He said he was bringing $4,500 cash to my home as payment for the soup bowl. I told him he could take these pieces back to his shop upon leaving my home.



When he arrived we went into the kitchen by way of the dining room (you have to go through the dining room to get into and out of kitchen). These two antiques were sitting on the dining room table. He went through the dining room twice. Maybe he didn't see them either time because his eyes were full of rage.



While in the kitchen he gave me the $4,500 cash for the soup bowl and then told me he wanted to discontinue the arrangement. This statement effectively ended the consignment.



When he left my home he did not take the two antiques sitting on the dining room table. So I took these pieces to another antique dealer, one who is reputable.



MORRISSEY CHARGED ME $605, another bogus charge.

 

Their plot was well under way. He had the seven antiques in his possession. His woman "friend" was already in possession of the soup bowl. He was in complete control of these seven antiques and how much money he was going to give me and how much money he was going to keep.



THE GRAND TOTAL MORRISSEY NEVER PAID WAS $6,424.78.



After what he did the GRAND TOTAL SHOULD BE TRIPLED.



In all categories I would give Mr. Morrissey an F.



BUY BACK



Upon purchasing these antiques directly from Clark Graves himself, Mr. Graves said he would buy back any antique at my original cost with a full refund or on an exchange basis. That sounded fair to me and gave me an added incentive. I reminded Morrissey of this and he said, "Well, he's dead now so let's forget about that."



I did not forget about that!



CONDUCT UNBECOMING



In June, 2001, he was driving to my home to look at the antiques I wanted to sell. Enroute to my home he called me on his cell phone for directions. He had been here before but it had been some time. While driving and talking on his cell phone to me he began screaming, yelling and cursing - not at me but out of frustration (bad day at the office, I guess). His yelling was peppered with 4-letter words.



OUT OF CONTROL



Before things fell apart I talked to him on the phone and asked a question about his price on the soup bowl. He began screaming at me (literally) and said "I'll not have you questioning my prices."



I hit a nerve with that question because the soup bowl was the antique he was trying to steal from me on behalf of his woman "friend".



He acted as if he owned my antiques.



I found Morrissey to be unstable, arrogant, and reckless with a very ugly disposition.